Articles filed under Referendum
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Are term limits good for the suburbs?Jan 13, 2013 10:00 pm - While Arlington Heights residents may get to vote in April on whether village officials should be limited to two terms, officials in other Northwest suburbs that already...
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Objection filed against Arlington Heights term limits petitionJan 11, 2013 9:51 am - An objection has been filed to the petition calling for Arlington Heights to place a binding referendum on the April ballot that could impose term limits for elected vil...
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Arlington Hts. reviewing term limits petitionJan 08, 2013 4:38 pm - Arlington Heights officials are reviewing more than 2,700 signatures on a petition turned in this week calling for a binding referendum on the April ballot that would re...
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Buffalo Grove group seeks referendum on projectDec 14, 2012 9:00 am - A Buffalo Grove citizens group opposed to a massive downtown redevelopment proposal is asking the village board to put the question of its final approval to voters and t...
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Park district ref didn’t convince herDec 14, 2012 4:00 am - I voted against the Arlington Heights Park District’s referendum in November, mostly because I’m tired of seeing our property taxes steadily go up over the years. But, I...
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Village to blame for failure of parks refDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - I really wanted to vote for the parks referendum, and I’m sure many of my neighbors did, too. I know the parks need new and improved facilities, and so do you, but here’...
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Bartlett puts electric aggregation on ballot againNov 20, 2012 3:09 pm - Bartlett residents will get a second chance to decide if they want the village to solicit bids from electricity suppliers other than ComEd. The village board agreed to p...
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National group spent money to defeat Arlington Hts. parks bondsNov 14, 2012 10:05 am - Opponents of tax increases in referendums in 12 Illinois municipalities got help from an outside advocacy group this election cycle with mailings and thousands of roboca...
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Residents want to support park districtNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - We take no great pleasure in having the Arlington Heights Park District referendum defeated. Most of us would have gladly supported the referendum if they had just remov...
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In Island Lake, new debate over new village hallNov 09, 2012 4:30 am - Island Lake residents trying to quash plans for a new village hall may have an unexpected ally. Trustee Chuck Cermak believes officials should reconsider the effort, now...